Columbia Infected children not to attend school ordinance (§ 11-101)
Chapter 11: Health and Sanitation · Article IV. Diseases
In short: Parents, guardians and anyone with legal custody of a child may not send or allow that child to attend any school in the city or within five (5) miles of its limits once they've been advised the child has, or has been exposed to, a contagious or infectious disease.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
No parent or guardian or any person having the legal custody, charge or control of any child shall send such child to any of the schools within the city, or within five (5) miles of the limits of the city, or permit such child to enter or go to such schools after the parent, guardian or person having legal charge or control of such child has been advised that such child is affected with, or has been exposed to any such contagious or infectious disease.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 11-101
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.